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    Cigars in humidor

    Leave them in the cellophane.
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Guns at Batasi
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    Pipe Smokers Unite!

    The longer the stem the cooler the temperature of the smoke.
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Watched "The Face of Another" last night.
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    What are the Oldest Objects you Own?

    A cylinder seal from approx 1400 BCE.
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    Of Sheep-Dip, Rot-Gut, and Furniture Polish. The worst of the worst.

    A co-worker of mine brought me a bottle of Mescal that he told me cost 12 peso's. That works out to less than a dollar for 750 ml of blindness in a bottle. I did try it though and used the rest as solvent. The taste was about what you would have expected.
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    Book Recommendations

    If you want noir, Dashiell Hammett or Raymond Chandler. For hard-boiled pulp, try Jim Thompson or Horace McCoy.
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    "Deadwood" hats

    Also archiac dialog tends to sound so foreign that it usually distracts a modern audience. If you don't believe it, try reading Tom Sawyer aloud.
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    What cigar (or pipe) did you smoke today?

    I just finished a Carlos Torano Noventa, maduro wrap torpedo. It went well with a cup of coffee.
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    Pipe Smokers Unite!

    Frog Morton in a Stanwell Vario.
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    "How Hot Is It"

    Well, I got a monsoon rain to go with 108 degree temps. I have not had cold water come out of the tap for over two months.
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    The Mindset Lists

    I learned Palmer method cursive writing in grade school and use it to this day when writing for myself. One of my co-workers saw some of my notes and asked me where I learned Arabic.
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    Drinks and Cigars in Film

    Casper Gutman and Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon
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    Golden Era Police

    I have heard that as well, but the picture clearly shows where the coat is bunched up at the hips.
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    Golden Era Police

    You can see where the buttoned coat is covering his pistol, radio, handcuffs etc. In any kind of emergency he would have to either unbutton the coat or try to pull the hem up in order to access any of the emergency equipment.
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    Golden Era Police

    For officer safety, the Sam Browne belt should be worn over a long coat.
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    A Shot in the Dark.
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    What's Your Favorite Horror Movie?

    I'll have to add a vote for the John Carpenter version of The Thing.
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    Rifle Firing Position

    You have to have a pretty long barrel for optimal comfort in that position, at least 28 inches or more. Also diopter sights or a scope with a lot of eye relief.
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    Your Favorite Paintings

    An Arbor by Byun Shi Ji. The Emerald by Alphonse Mucha. I am not sure of the artist, but I like this advert for absinthe.

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